More Photos! 2018 Hyojeong Cosmic Blessing Ceremony
Congratulations to the Newly Blessed Couples!
Local ceremony held at Pasadena House on August 26
NEW! A Bride from SoCal attended at Bay Area Family Church!
Congratulations to the newly Blessed Couples
Emanuel Voelker & Emi Tohnishi
Samuel Harley & Juana Martha Guevara Velasquez
Matthew Lapres & Mira Brown
On a sunny day in Southern California in still mid-summer-like weather, the community of Los Angeles Family Church celebrated two newly Blessed Couples at the Pasadena House. About 70 people gathered to attend the live broadcast of 6th Anniversary of True Father's Seonghwa and Hyojeong Cosmic Blessing Ceremony. We had two couples to participate in the Blessing Ceremony, both grooms are local. Brides came from Japan and Nicaragua.
When the District Pastor, Rev. Young Tack Yang, has announced the venue of this Blessing Ceremony to be the Pasadena House, community members were happy to celebrate at the True Parents' house. Volunteers gathered and made teams for decorating, cooking home-made celebration dinner, attendant couples, etc. Prep volunteers worked in harmony under the same mindset of "Serving for the Blessing Ceremony at True Parents' Home'. Mrs. Takae Zacatelco with her 16-year daughter Karen, led the decorating team with volunteer sisters. They made the ceremony room and the house so beautiful that even Pasadena House itself looked like a bride dressed in pearl white and pink. Pastor George Kazakos as BBQ chef and Rev. Mark Tengan with his teenage daughters team cooked home-made dinner from the night before.
As well-wishers streaming into the Pasadena House on Sunday afternoon, we welcomed beautiful couples who are going to be blessed by the True Parents in an hour. Local entrance ceremony took place 30 minutes before the live broadcast starts with Pastor George Kazakos as local emcee, the entrance of attendant couples followed by the local officiators Peter and Klara Chen, BFM Los Angels, holy water and ring tray assistant girls, and the Blessing couples: Emanuel Voelker and Emi Tohnisi, Samuel Harley and Juana Martha G. Valasquez.
Commemorating ceremony and performances of the 6th Anniversary of True Father's Seonghwa brought us into the beautiful memories with True Father. Musical was well created and performed with the deep heart of mother who endured pain and ceaselessly loving and waiting patiently for the return of all children with tears and embracing them with unconditional love. Blessing Ceremony was so beautiful. We felt as if we were all present in the same venue in Korea with True Parents. When the couples followed each ceremony order and the emcee announced the accomplishment of the Blessing Ceremony, the whole congregation in the house loudly cheered with joy and congratulated the newly Blessed couples. It was the moment that we offered the glory to Heavenly Parents and True Parents as one family.
A bride's testimony
"I had a vision of my son as we were entering the Blessing Ceremony. He was recently blessed in the spirit world. He was robed in white and looking slim and radiant like a Top Gun graduate or a prince in a uniform like a pilot. I wanted to see him blessed before I was going to be re-blessed. I felt relieved that my mission for him was completed just as my own blessing ceremony began. ( Marta's son from the previous Blessing died in a motorcycle accident a year and a half ago.)
by Juana Martha Guevara Velasquez, blessed with Samuel Harley